National Division

Mount Tai was enshrined in Zen, and the three-day sacrifice had just ended. All the state officials near Mount Tai were there, and even the common people came from far away to listen to the sound of the bells and drums. It was very lively.

The ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens was a must, kneeling and sitting up. Emperor Jing'an tossed and tossed and tossed for three days in a row. If it had been changed before, he would have been exhausted, but now he feels that his spirit is still strong. Thinking of the jade crumbs he got in the Moon Palace After dinner, I just felt that I was truly blessed, and under the joy, even this little tiredness was thrown away. After only a day's rest, I ordered to hunt at the foot of Mount Tai.

"Your Highness is really—" Wenxiu adjusted Qi Jun's belt, raised his head slightly to take a look, and quickly lowered his gaze.

"What is it really?" Qi Jun smiled slightly, and glanced at the big bronze mirror next to him.The figure in the mirror is tall and straight, the hunting clothes are different from the usual dresses, although the base is black, they are narrow sleeves and short skirts, covered with a rhinoceros leather soft armor, and a lion belt is buckled around the waist, and it is fierce. waist.Although he hadn't reached the crown, the crown prince was different as the crown prince of a country. He could already wear the sapphire crown at this time. Dressed up like this, he was really heroic.

Wenxiu blushed slightly, holding the sword and carving the bow.Qi Jun has really worked hard. Although he can't compare with the experienced generals, this bow has the power of nearly five stones. Compared with Qi Zhang, he can't even draw a three-stone bow. There is no need to start hunting today. Already clear.

At the foot of Mount Tai, small black flags embroidered with golden dragons formed a line and circled the paddock. Each flag was guarded by guards with swords hanging from their waists, and no one else was allowed to approach.Emperor Jing'an was not allowed to shoot or hunt, but after eating jade flakes, he felt lighter and healthier, even his arms felt much stronger, so he also took a bow.The brothers Qi Jun and Qizhang are all dressed in thin armor, with bows and swords on their backs, riding behind Emperor Jing'an on horseback; next to him is the second prince Dongdi, who is not used to wearing armor in the grasslands. He only holds a strong bow and wears a short knife on his waist Standing aside; behind them are the nine mastiff dogs, led by the mastiff slaves, who are very excited by the sound of drums and horns, and the iron chains rattle when they are pulled.

There was a commotion ahead, but the guards who entered the forest first drove out a herd of deer.Emperor Jing'an opened his bow and set up an arrow, aiming at the herd of deer that was approaching.He hadn't touched a bow and arrow for two or three years, and now he used a soft bow with only two stones, but the guards deliberately drove the deer very close, and the arrow still hit a small deer, but only in the buttocks. up, not fatal.However, the guards were all tacitly aware that when they saw the shot, one of the guards jumped off his horse recklessly and forced the deer to the ground. Fawn tied up.A group of guards carried the deer straight to Emperor Jing'an, and shouted long live: "Your Majesty captured the deer alive, and his arrow skills are like gods!"

Although he knew that the guards wanted to flatter him, Emperor Jing'an couldn't even draw his two stone bows wide, but today he was able to shoot a deer. , mentally weak, today is up to the two of you. Go!"

In a short time, the hunting ground was very lively.Qi Jun and Qi Zhang each led [-] guards into the forest, and the nine mastiffs sent by Dong Di also joined in the fun. People shouted and animals neighed everywhere.

Qi Jun held his breath and was about to overwhelm Qi Zhang. It was true that the horse stepped on the swallow and the arrow was like a shooting star. He led the guards all the way to sweep down.He didn't bother to shoot small things like rabbits and pheasants. He shot sheep and deer, and even hunted a thin gray wolf.

Although the beasts are still thin in spring, the grown-up wolf is always a wolf. Although the body is skinny, the huge wolf head and the sharp teeth sticking out of the mouth are still frightening. A low voice exclaimed in amazement.

Qi Jun was also a little tired.Although he never put down his bow and horse every day, such hunting with real knives and guns is also done occasionally. After two hours, he kept firing his bow and arrows, and he had to control the horse. Seeing the piles of prey on the ground, he was also very happy in his heart. He moved his arms lightly inconspicuously, and looked at the other side of the hunting ground with a relaxed look, waiting for Qizhang's team to come back.

A while later, Qi Zhang and his guards also appeared. Just looking at them from such a distance, it can be seen that Qi Zhang's team's hunting is far less abundant than Qi Jun's.At this time, the middleman in charge of statistics has also finished counting, turned around and reported to Emperor Jing'an: "His Royal Highness shot four sheep, seven deer, and one wolf, a total of twelve wild animals."

The Queen also had a smile on her face.This paddock is not too big, and it can hunt twelve wild animals, and one wolf, which shows Qi Jun's skill.Looking at the entire palace, there is no prince who can compare with him.

Emperor Jing'an also nodded with a smile, looked up and saw Qi Zhang coming galloping, and said with a smile: "What did Zhang'er hunt? If there are too few, you will be punished!"

Qi Zhang was also sweating, leaning on the horse and smiling, "My son hunts small things, so he really can't compare with big brother." After waving his hands, several guards came forward one after another, holding a few small animals in their hands. The sheep fawn and two rabbits, there were only six or seven in total. Although they were wounded, they were all alive. One bleated a few times and struggled in the arms of the guard.

Now even Emperor Jing'an was a little surprised: "What's the meaning of this?"

Qi Zhang smiled and got off his horse: "The son just saw that the father hit the deer with an arrow, but only shot the hip and the leg. At first, he didn't understand what the father meant. It wasn't until he entered the forest and saw the ewe with the lamb that he understood what the father meant. Profound meaning. When spring is life, vegetation sprouts and animals multiply. Hunting at this time is against the peace of heaven. Therefore, the father did not kill even though he shot. Therefore, the son entered the forest and did not shoot. When the emperor returned to Beijing , All these wild animals are returned to the forest, which is also the grace of the father."

Emperor Jing'an just shot an arrow at the deer's buttocks, what's wrong with shooting but not killing, it's just a lack of aim, otherwise these guards would not rush desperately to save the emperor's face.But now that Qi Zhang said so, it turned out that Emperor Jing'an was kind and generous, and he couldn't bear to shoot even wild animals.Moreover, the sentence "hunting at this time is against the harmony of heaven" also brought Qi Jun into it. His abundant prey at this time are all proofs of violation of heaven and wanton killing.

The queen's complexion darkened, and the surrounding officials all looked down at the ground.The second prince Dongdi looked around, and then stepped forward with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty is benevolent, and his virtue is surrounded by grass and trees. It is really a blessing for thousands of people. The two princes, one brave and the other benevolent, really complement each other. It is really a prosperous dynasty." Double Bi!"

His flattery made Emperor Jing'an very comfortable, and it also gave the officials next to him a chance to follow suit. Immediately, everyone became active, and Sheng Chao Shuangbi's words came one after another.Emperor Jing'an was very happy, and even reached out to touch a fawn's head: "Since this is the case, let's raise them first, and let them be released when we return to Luan."

Qi Zhang agreed with a smile, took a rabbit from the guard's arms with his own hands, and said with a smile: "Son, I'll give them away—ss!" He gasped suddenly, holding the rabbit's ears in one hand, and the other One hand was pulled back quickly, with a bright red streak on the palm - the rabbit obviously couldn't appreciate the grace of the heavenly family, and was uncomfortable being lifted by Qi Zhang, and kicked on Qi Zhang's palm with his hind legs.

Don't look at it as just a rabbit, but the claws are very powerful for scraping the soil. With this kick, the claws scratched Qi Zhang's hand, and a hole was opened immediately.

If he hadn't said that he wanted to release him just now, Qi Zhang would have thrown the rabbit to death on the ground, but at this moment he could only use the cover of the guards to rub his hands on the inside of the hem of his clothes to wipe off the blood, and his face was full of blood. He carried the rabbit away with a smile.

This hunt can be regarded as a successful conclusion, because if there are animals released, the barbecue made of prey will be avoided after each hunt, but the emperor’s portion can’t be eaten up, and the banquet is not slightly inferior because of this, as usual Can make people go home drunk.

Emperor Jing'an was in a great mood, the banquet didn't end until late at night, Qi Jun's face darkened as soon as he left the banquet hall, away from the range illuminated by the lanterns under the eaves.This night, the words of "Shuangbi in the Prosperous Dynasty" can be heard endlessly, and it sounds really beautiful, but Qi Jun understands in his heart, just talking about the identities of the two, he is the crown prince and the prince of the country, and Qi Zhang is just a prince from a concubine, according to the law of etiquette Speaking of it, he is a half-lord, and even more like Qizhang's master, so can he be called Shuangbi?Not to mention, what the second prince Dongdi said at the time—one is brave and the other is kind, and he just praised Emperor Jing'an for his benevolence, so which of these two "double jades" is more like Emperor Jing'an? Isn't it obvious?

"Your Highness——" Feng En personally carried a lantern to light the way for Qi Jun. Since he was away from Beijing, he had to be less ostentatious. Everything was simplified, "but to the empress?" The empress was very displeased by the hunting ground. , I only came to sit for a while and left the table under the pretext of feeling unwell.

Qi Jun sighed: "It's getting late now, and the queen mother has probably rested too." The queen's temperament is really helpless, today Emperor Jing'an is happy, no matter how unhappy she is, she should cover it up.If it weren't for this kind of banquet, it would be more convenient if the queen was not there, and Concubine Ye Gui never came out, I am afraid that the queen's willfulness at this moment will be recorded by Emperor Jing'an again.

Feng En didn't speak.What can he say?From the time when Emperor Jing'an was still a prince, the queen has always put on the airs of a concubine. After Emperor Jing'an ascended the throne, Qi Jun was named the crown prince, and the queen could not bear Ye Guifei's bullying even more, but she had no means to suppress Ye's family. , let alone let go of his figure in the middle palace to invite Emperor Jing'an's favor, the result is that Qi Jun is fighting alone in the inner palace besides his status as the crown prince.Although Feng En felt sorry for his master, but he was just a middle man, a servant of the emperor's house, so what could he do?Even at this time, he could only bow slightly and follow Qi Jun's footsteps, and after a while, he reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness, this is not—" not the way to Qi Jun's house.

Qi Jun also did it unintentionally, and Feng En only realized it when he reminded him, so he stood still and made a little identification: "Is this going to Immortal Master Xiuming? Forget it, just go and have a look."

Compared with the bustle of banquets over there, Zhibai's here is very quiet.When Qi Jun entered, Zhibai was drawing a turtle on the window paper with a brush.On the table were the postcards of celebrities from the previous dynasty found in the treasury of the Jing'an Empire. The pens, inks, papers and inkstones were all exquisite objects for the imperial use, but he nestled under the window, scribbling on the window paper with the wolf hair of the sapphire pole.

The window paper of the palace is made of ivory-colored mulberry paper, on which there are paintings of the Three Friends of Suihan, with strong brushstrokes, and it is also from the hands of famous artists. Funny again.Seeing that he was not satisfied after drawing one, he actually planned to draw a turtle on the plum blossom branch, so he pushed the door and said angrily, "What are you messing with?"

Zhibai was taken aback, and frantically tried to hide the brush, but the brush fell out of his hand, and the tip of the brush flicked on his face, and a small piece of ink was splashed on the tip of his nose, and he wiped it like a cat like a cat.Qi Jun was full of worries at first, but he couldn't help smiling when he saw this scene, and turned to Feng En and said, "Go get the fairy master a basin of water." He sat down at the table and read the words written by Zhibai casually. Look, I shook my head, and finally said something encouraging: "It's a bit more airy than before."

Writing five big characters every day was a homework arranged by Qi Jun. Zhibai didn’t practice well but ran to draw a turtle, but he was taken out again. Beside Qi Jun, he smiled and heyed twice, then changed the topic: "The banquet will end at this time? I heard that His Highness is very heroic in the paddock today——"

Halfway through saying this, he saw the smile on Qi Jun's face disappear, and quickly shut his mouth.Qi Jun sat silently for a while, and laughed at himself: "Heroic? I'm afraid it's an indiscriminate killing." Seeing Zhibai's inexplicable face, he slowly said a few words about the hunting ground, and finally couldn't help but take a long look. Sighing, "Perhaps you are right, my fate is really not destined for the great position, and it will be futile to try harder."

This was the first time in more than ten years that Qi Jun showed tiredness and retreat towards the dragon chair in the Tai Chi Hall.Feng En stood outside the door, everyone froze when he heard it. He wanted to speak, but he didn't dare to speak because of his status as a servant, so he could only be in a hurry, boldly stretched out his head and gave Zhibai a wink, hoping that he would speak Persuasion.

Zhibai didn't see the message from Feng En, after Qi Jun finished speaking, he looked thoughtful, until Feng En was so anxious that he opened his mouth that he raised his head: "Second Highness hunted here All of them are young sheep and young deer, so what about ewes and deer?"

Qi Jun sneered.If you want to hunt young sheep and young deer, you will naturally drive away or even shoot the mother who protects them. It's just trying to gain fame, but the terrible thing is that Emperor Jing'an didn't realize it, but the officials below were happy to pretend they didn't know it.As long as Qi Zhang wins the favor of Emperor Jing'an, as long as Ye's family is famous, Qi Zhang will be closer to that dragon chair, no matter whether he doesn't care about people's feelings, no matter whether he is troubled by relatives after he gets the big position, no matter what Will he be able to govern the world well in the future!

"So the second highness is actually the one who kills more animals." Zhibai tilted his head and thought for a while, "The second highness said that when Yu Jia returned to the capital, he released these cubs without the protection of the mother beast, and putting them into the forest was nothing more than a ferocious beast. It's just my stomach."

"What's the use of saying this!" Qi Jun was a little irritable, "The second brother is obviously just pretending to be kind, but the emperor likes it, and all the officials and workers..." The most sad thing is this, "Perhaps this It's the number of days and luck you said."

Zhibai shook his head: "The number of days and the fortune are not static. The fortune and fortune, the movement of the athlete, is like the wind blowing the clouds, the time is cloudy and sometimes sunny, unpredictable. The Highness just said that the Second Highness was scratched by a rabbit. It can be seen that Where is the injury?"

Qi Jun recalled: "It should be hurt in the palm."

"Your Highness, it's best for someone to visit the Second Highness more often, to see when the Second Highness's wound will heal, and whether there will be scars left."

Hearing that there was something in his words, Qi Jun felt refreshed: "You mean——"

Zhibai coughed dryly: "Pindao is only concerned about His Highness the Second Highness."

"Nonsense!" Qi Jun laughed and scolded, and subconsciously glanced at his palm, "You mean, luck—" luck and fate are variable, so wouldn't his fate just change?It's just—"Didn't you keep persuading me not to fight for the big position?" Why are you uncharacteristically trying to persuade me to enter today?

Zhibai coughed dryly again and said: "Actually, what His Royal Highness said before is also true. Governance by doing nothing is not just standing idly by. If the Second Highness ascends to the throne - governing the people is like herding cattle and sheep. If the Second Highness shoots and hunts like this today, he will govern the people in the future." I'm afraid it's the same, and thousands of people in the world will suffer."

It was the first time for Qi Jun to hear Zhibai being so righteous, so he couldn't help but look him up and down, and felt guilty when he saw Zhibai: "What does your Highness want me to do? Could it be that I'm wrong?"

Qi Jun had a half-smile but not a smile: "That's right—" Not only is it right, it's almost impossible to find any faults in the sage's book, "It's just that I always feel that it doesn't sound like something said by an immortal master."

Zhibai laughed dryly, there was no way to hide under Qi Jun's gaze, so he could only touch his nose: "Cultivation is based on aptitude, but it also has merit. Saving people from suffering is a great merit..."

Qi Jun burst out laughing.Indeed, this seems to be the reason that Zhibai will use!

The hearty laughter spread all the way to the outside of the house. Feng En's heart fell back to the original place when he mentioned his throat. A rogue, but still seems to be quite useful.